Laurens kerk

The St Laurence church is one of few buildings in the centre of Rotterdam that survived the WO-II bombardment. It suffered severe damage and had to be partly rebuild, but it’s still standing. This rebuilding was finished in 1968. The church dates back to the first half of the 16th century (1525) and replaces an earlier church. It’s build in a typically Dutch fashion with gothic shapes made in brick. Just the top of the 64 meters rising tower and the window and doorframing are made of stone. The place is near the origin of the town Rotterdam. The dam build in the river “Rotte”, which gave it’s name to the city, once was were the "Hoogstraat" crosses the "Binnerotte".

The black blocks to the northern side of the church were added between 1976 and 1981. But are still topic of discussion. They are by W.G. Quist,the architect who designed the Cities Theater. Their dimensions represent the same masurements on what basis the church was build.

The church is now also used for concerts, lectures and exhibitions.